China Investigates Railways Manager

SHANGHAI—One of China's most prominent corruption probes in years widened to include a senior Ministry of Railways engineer directly involved in the country's $300 billion high-speed rail project.

Zhang Shuguang was removed from his position as deputy chief engineer of the ministry and placed under investigation within the Communist Party for alleged "severe violation of discipline," the state-run Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. In China, that terminology typically refers to allegations of corruption, and Mr....